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The older title was retired in favor of keeping the newer title as the sole championship contended for in wwe. In fact, the book actually starts a few years before there ever was a wwe. Lets take a look at the ten shortestreigning united states champions in wwe history. Secondly, it chronicles the long title history of the championship. He achieved this by winning three prestigious titles between 19481952, and they became part of the original world championship.
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However, its origin is attributed to events that began in the national wrestling alliance. As of this morning, brock lesnar can add another notch to his belt when it comes to wwe accolades. Put them on your wall or better yet, wear them proudly every day. Oct 10, 2016 ranking every current wwe title belt, from best to worst.
Batista vs randy orton batista won clean after a batistabomb to retain the world heavyweight title triple hs music hit and he made his presense known by coming out to the stage to applaud batista and thats a wrap folks go back to wwe history go back to raw history. A third alterna te worl d tit le, the ec w world heav yweight championship, was reactivated for the ecw brand in 2006. Power ranking john cenas 16 wwe world championship victories. Soon after, it was changed back to the wwe championship. The title, now renamed wwe championship, was then designated to the smackdown brand while wwe established an alternate world title known as the world heavyweight championship for the raw brand. Lesnar won his first wwe world heavyweight title from the rock at summerslam 2002 when he was barely six months into the company and only 25 years old, which made him the youngest champion in wwes history a record he still holds to this day. Wcw world championship vs wwe world championship duration. Mar 03, 20 this belt is perfect for the same reason the current wwe tag titles are. Top 10 belts in pro wrestling history cageside seats. Throughout wrestling history, there are rumored to have been many title changes that have been wiped from the history books for one reason or another. The complete title histories for the championships of wwe raw, wwe smackdown live, and wwe nxt, including the wwe championship, universal championship, intercontinental. A third alternate world title, the ecw world heavyweight championship, was reactivated for the ecw brand in 2006. The history of the world heavyweight championship, wwe.
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The big gold belt, after many years of representing the nwa, wcw, and wwe in some way, was finally put to rest as wwe introduced the new and current wwe world heavyweight championship belt. In 1963, cwc ended its partnership with the nwa and established itself as the world wide wrestling federation wwwf. It is recognized as the top championship in the wwe the wrestler with the most reigns as world. Wwe world heavyweight championship commemorative title belt. Strap on the large victory championship and feel like a wwe superstar.
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